Rural Sociology

On Eve of Historic Egyptian Vote, Crime Wave is the Main Topic

22 May 2012

With robberies, kidnappings and other crimes rising, and the police appearing unwilling to go after criminals, some areas are seeing a rise in vigilante justice, with mobs sometimes killing suspects.

Most U.S. children under 1 are minorities, Census says

17 May 2012

U.S. minorities now represent more than half of America's population under the age of 1, the Census Bureau said, a historic demographic milestone with profound political, economic and social implications.

Overseas service 'life-changing' for Africana-sociology double major

16 May 2012

Six months after the January 2010 earthquake hit Haiti, Dean Oliver '12 was on his way to the island using funds he'd raised from Cornell friends in a mere two weeks.